Update on my rusty firebird
 

It's been awhile since I have made any progress on this, but I found some time to work on it this weekend. I got both quarters, roof, and tail panel off. Here are some pics.

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some more...
 

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Nice!! How hard is it to allign all the stuff and weld it?

I'll let you know when I get there, this is my first time replacing body panels.

Demo day can be fun! Good to see you are going with full quarters! :thumbsup:
What brand of sheet metal are you using?

I got a Summit Racing where I live so I've been buying Goodmark and saving on the truck freight.

I got some more done over the past several weeks. The passenger quarter is prepped and fitted, I used this stuff called rust bullet on all the metal surfaces, I started to cut out and fit the trunk floor, passenger drip rail is mounted, and the flanges for the roof are ready to go. It's starting to look like a car again :cool:

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Looks like things are coming back together. Keep up the good work

Let us know how those repo firebird quarters fit.

Mike

Thanks, so far everything seems to be lining up o.k. I guess we'll see when I get the other quarter and trunk lid on :willy:

So far it has not been that difficult to line things up. Getting out all the spot welds and prepping the mating surfaces has been a real pain though.

It's good to see another Bird in the making. Looks good so far. Are you keeping it original or will you do mods?

Ron
1969 Firebird, 4-speed Coupe

Looks great! That's a ton of work to do in you own garage. You're going about it the right way, making sure all your gaps are good before final welding - I'm there too! :thumbsup:

Thanks!
Probably some mods; better rear-end, the original 4 speed is long gone so I will have decide what tranny (it came with a TH400), I'll beef up the suspension, convert to disk brakes, but I will keep the 400 motor, probably stroke it and get some aluminum heads on it.

Just taking my time, hopefully I don't screw it up too much :willy:

I'm just waiting for the other quarter and roof to show up at Summit. I've got those areas prepped and ready to go as soon as they get in. Pics will follow soon after.

Quick question for you body guys: What do you use to fill in the area where the drip rails and roof meet? There was some sort of sealer/filler in there. I've been told mar-glass and filler. What about metal based filler?
Thanks for the input :lateral: :cheers: :woot:

Wow. I thought that I was brave when I tried my first panel replacement (quarter skins) but your taking the "baptism by fire" thing to a whole new level. Everything looks great. Keep up the great work.

Nice work the car looks great.

Thanks, I'm determined to get this thing together. I'm in Reno and Hot August nights was this week, so I got to see a bunch of stuff to get me motivated. I got the rest of the sheetmetal for the body and started mocking it up. I'm having issues with the Goodmark driver's side quarter. It seems to be too high along the door side. I had to trim from the bottom to get it closer. Needs more massaging, though. I'll post up some pics soon.

Thanks, hopefully I can get some more work done on it soon. I had to take a break from it to work on my little brother's car.

Looking great!! Let me know how the roof goes, I'll be doing one soon too on a '70 camaro.

Pm sent to you regarding the Pontiac motor and parts.:cheers:

looks good man! ton of work and it's coming along great

Thanks for the compliments. I'll post up some progress pics this week. I finally got the driver quarter panel sitting right. When I first popped it on, it sat about 1/2" higher than the door. I ended up cutting at the bottom edge to get it lower. The passenger quarter went right on with no issues. I should have the roof fitted by this weekend. Then it's fenders and making sure all the gaps are good before I weld it together. :willy: :bunny:

It's not looking so rusty now! :thumbsup:

Thanks,it's getting there. Here are some more pictures. I had a hard time getting the driver side quarter to line up, but I finally beat it into submission :unibrow: I'm trying to decide wheter I should weld everything up or mount the subframe and fenders before permanently attaching everything. Any thoughts?

Picked up my stuff from Summit Racing; it's nice having them so close
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Driver quarter

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I picked up this subframe; already been converted to disc, new bushings, steering, etc.. Just needs some powdercoat and a good cleaning.

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Nine inch rear; basically got it for free :thumbsup:

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Thats looking good. Your subframe looks to be in pretty good shape.

Thanks, the subframe was completely gone through and has had everything replaced. It was installed in the car, then taken out (owner decided to slide an 86 Corvette under a 67 Camaro) . It basically had 0 miles on the whole deal, but the guy left it outside for awhile which is why it's a little rough. I'm pretty happy with it, I got the whole thing for about what I would have paid for just the brake kit :thumbsup:

It sure helps to get a deal like that once in a while. Their few and far between.

Very cool. Looking much better.
Keep us posted.:thumbsup:

your first pictures remind me of when i was at that point .... my heart was bleeding everytime i saw a half nova in my garage .... thank god i passed that time long ago and am almost done with my ride .... lots of great process, i love those cars ....

Thanks:thumbsup: Now I just need to figure out if I should weld this thing together or wait until I bolt up the subframe and front fenders.

Your rear door line must line up to the rear quarters -- because the quarters don't move -- so if that lines up and you're happy... then go ahead and tack 'er up. The front fender line is adjustable and you may have to modify the door edge - or fender edge to get that perfect gap (depending on what you're happy with).... Once you have the rear quarters on - the trunk gap is even and perfect (to your liking) and the tailpan is in and you're happy with that... then it sounds like it's time to start sticking her together.

RE Drip rails: Cut 'em off while you have the chance. :wow: You live in Reno - and aren't going to drive it in the rain anyway! LOL

Thanks for the tips:thumbsup: I made sure to line up the doors before I cut off the old quarters and I am just about satisfied with the gaps. I'll make some final adjustments and weld it up after. I was going to cut off the drip rails but ended up buying new ones since the originals were rusted. I'm going to keep them since they are new and I am basically a beginner at this stuff. :bow:

It's been awhile since I've updated this. Here are some progress pics.

Here's some floor action. Looking back, I should have done the full floor, but live and learn I guess.

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Rear panel welded on
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Viper T56
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Global West upper arms
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Roof to quarter welded together
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I had to add some metal and metal filler to get the molding to quarter fitted correctly
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Both quarters came off one more time to get this gap even. I also welded and filled the lower quarter to rocker seam
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Filled the seam with All-metal filler
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My original trunk lid was beyond repair, so I picked this one up off of craigslist

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Looking GREAT!!

Lots of work! But so worth it! You should be proud of yourself!
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Great work on your car! :thumbsup: Your build is inspiring and I am glad too see another 67firebird project. Once the winter is over I will be heading out to my unheated garage to start my fun.

Thanks, Hopefully I can get this into a roller soon :thumbsup:

Thank you, I'm looking forward to checking out your build.
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The car looks great, nice work.